Assemblies

Takeoff assemblies: set it up once, use it on every job

A slab with its concrete, vapor retarder, mesh and edge form. A wall with its studs, board and paint. Save the item as an assembly and the next project starts with it ready to measure.

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Assemblies panel with saved slab, exterior door and interior partition assemblies filed by division

Save as assembly

Keep the items you build again and again

Save any item as an assembly, sub-items, formulas and costs included. Assemblies live in your workspace, so the whole team uses the same ones.

My Assemblies for your workspace
Copy, change classification, manage sub-items and costs

Insert menu in a sub-item formula offering the parent quantity, perimeter, a derived volume and the item's thickness

Use on sheet

Measure with an assembly and everything comes along

Pick an assembly and measure. The new item arrives with its sub-items and their formulas, so the concrete, the barrier and the mesh are already counted.

Sub-item formulas recalculate from the new measurement
Costs carry into the estimate

Costs dialog for a fire barrier line: unit labor hours, hourly wage, unit material and equipment cost

Costs included

Priced the moment you measure

An assembly can carry its cost components: labor, material and equipment, with the rates you typed into it. Measure with it and the new item arrives priced.

Labor, material, equipment and subcontract components
Change any rate on the new item in the estimate

How it works

1
Build an item
Measure it, add sub-items and costs.
2
Save it
Save it as an assembly for the workspace.
3
Reuse it
Measure with it on the next project.

Frequently asked questions

Can I reuse takeoff items across projects?

Yes. Save an item as an assembly and use it on any sheet in any project in your workspace.

Do assemblies keep their formulas and costs?

Yes. Sub-items, formulas and costs are saved with the assembly and come along when you use it.

Can the whole team use the same assemblies?

Yes. Assemblies are saved to the workspace, so everyone in it measures with the same ones.

Can I change an assembly's classification or costs later?

Yes. Change its classification, manage its sub-items and edit its costs from the Assemblies list.

Related features

Bring your next bid set.

Upload the drawings, set the scale and measure your first item in the same sitting. Your projects live in the cloud, so the whole team opens the same set from any computer.